We report two cases of femoral vein thrombosis after arterial PTA and subsequent pressure stasis. We discuss the legal consequences of these complications for information policies. Because venous… (More)

Today, extended medical services--previously known in the context of ambulant healthcare provision or plastic surgery only--are increasingly being offered by hospitals. Hospitals have started to… (More)

At the beginning of 2004 the legislator introduced a new organisational form of ambulatory care into the German healthcare system, the so-called "Medizinische Versorgungszentrum" (MVZ; ambulatory… (More)